Pharmacological Basis for the M ...
Background The objective of this study was to determine the pharmacological basis of the medicinal use of psyllium husk (Ispaghula) in gastrointesti ...
Quantitative Assessment of Endo ...
Background The degree of villous atrophy in celiac disease is difficult to assess at endoscopy. We sought to develop a quantitative technique for th ...
Narrow Band Imaging to Detect R ...
Background There is little data on the prevalence of residual neoplastic tissue or the rate of endoscopically detected recurrence in patients with p ...
Effectiveness of the Immunofeca ...
Background Guaiac tests are the most widely used tests to detect colorectal cancer (CRC). However, their sensitivity is relatively low and results m ...
Do Clinical Characteristics Pre ...
Background and Aims Angioectasias (AVMs) are the most common vascular anomaly of the gastrointestinal (GI) tract, and these lesions are often associ ...
Neural Autoantibody Evaluation ...
Background Our goal is to investigate the serum profile of neural autoantibodies in community-based patients with irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) or ...
Initial Virological Response an ...
Background Although adefovir dipivoxil (ADV) has been used for antiviral treatment of lamivudine (LAM)- resistant chronic hepatitis B (CHB) patients ...
What Do Brazilian Pediatricians ...
Introduction Celiac disease (CD) is a common illness, affecting 0.5–1% of the population. Its classic presentation consists of gastrointestinal symp ...
Renin-Angiotensin System Associ ...
Background We have previously shown that co-treatment of angiotensin type 1 receptor (AT1R) blocker (ARB) or angiotensin converting enzyme (ACE) inh ...
Intima-Media Thickness of the C ...
Background Patients with Crohn’s disease might have accelerated atherosclerosis due to: chronic systemic inflammation, metabolic changes or prolonge ...
Effect of Bowel Preparation wit ...
Background and Aims Capsule endoscopy (CE) has the problem that lumen visualization is impaired by bubbles, bile, and debris. The benefits of bowel ...
Prospective Diary Evaluation of ...
Introduction Diagnostic criteria for irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) have not been validated by prospective symptom diary. We investigated the bowel ...
The Safety of Same-Day Endoscop ...
review our experience with same-day endoscopy (SDE) plus percutaneous liver biopsy (PLB) and to evaluate its safety compared to PLB alone. Methods ...
Immune Phenotype of Children wi ...
Background Recent data suggest the involvement of both the adaptive and the innate immune system in celiac disease (CD). However, little is known ab ...
Effect of Helicobacter pylori I ...
Background Helicobacter pylori can cause hypochlorhydria in some hosts and predispose to diarrheal infections. Aims We tested the hypothesis that ch ...
Predictors of Clinical and Endo ...
Background There are many similarities and overlaps in clinical manifestations and ileocolonoscopic features between Crohn’s disease (CD) and intest ...
Incidence of Esophageal Carcino ...
Background Obesity, gastroesophageal reflux, and Barrett’s esophagus have all been linked to esophageal adenocarcinoma. In addition, the decline in ...
The Expression of Both Peroxiso ...
Background The role of peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor delta (PPAR d) in the development and progression of colorectal cancer (CRC) remai ...
Live View Video Capsule Endosco ...
Background Risk stratification of patients with acute upper GI bleeding (UGIB) in the emergency room (ER) enables appropriate triage to urgent endos ...
Infection with Specific Helicob ...
Background The cag pathogenicity island (cag-PAI) is one of the major virulence factors of Helicobacter pylori, showing considerable geographic vari ...
Peripheral Arthritis in the Cou ...
Background Musculoskeletal disorders are well-defined extra-intestinal manifestations of inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD). There is little data reg ...
Long-Term Recurrence Rates Foll ...
Background and Aims This study investigated the longterm clinical course of patients with Schatzki rings, who were treated by single bougie dilation ...
Age and Video Capsule Endoscopy ...
Background The influence of aging on video capsule endoscopy (VCE) in obscure gastrointestinal bleeding (OGIB) has never been prospectively assessed ...
MCM-2 and MCM-5 Expression in G ...
Background Minichromosome maintenance (MCM) proteins are essential components of DNA replication, being related to cell proliferation, and serve as ...
Protective Effect of Rebamipide ...
Background Helicobacter pylori CagA dysregulates cell signaling pathways and leads to targeted transcriptional upregulation of genes implicated in g ...